ANNUAL REPORT ON THE RESULTS OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
to transport people with disabilities. Accordingly, the issue of public transportation of persons with
disabilities is not adequately regulated in Sarajevo Canton. According to the information of the
Ministry of Transport of Sarajevo Canton, an initiative was introduced to the Federation Ministry
of Transport and Communications to amend the Law on Road Transport of the Federation of BiH,
to amend the Rulebook on Technical and Exploitation Conditions for Vehicles Performing Some
Transports and to amend the Rulebook on License to Perform Public Road Transport traffic 461,
which was supported by the Ministry of Transport of the Sarajevo Canton and gave its consent to
the proposal of the working material: "Law on Amendments to the Law on Road Transport of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Recognizing the efforts made so far to adequately address
the issue in question, but considering the need for more effective action by the competent
authorities, the Ombudsmen issued a Recommendation to the Federation Ministry of Transport
and Communications, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Speaker of the House of
Peoples of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The problem is also present in other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as shown by other
complaints received at the Institution.
Example: In a complaint submitted to the Institution 462 it is indicated that the complainant, as a
deaf person, is not entitled to a free ticket or to a reduced amount for the purchase of daily, monthly
tickets for public transport in the Brčko District of BiH. He also states that both his wife and child
are deaf people, and given the child's medical condition, frequent use of public transport is required
otherwise they are of poor financial standing. At the request of the Institution, a statement from
the carrier was obtained stating that: “When purchasing daily and monthly tickets, persons with
disabilities do not have a disability discount. As a socially responsible company, to the best of our
ability, we grant discounts and free tickets for transportation only to members of the Disabled
Persons Association, upon request of the Association."
Therefore, persons with disabilities can only obtain a discount if they are members of a particular
association, bearing in mind the fact that not all persons with disabilities are also members of the
association, and the aforementioned benefits should be provided with regard to the existence of a
disability and not with membership of associations.
process of consultation in order to better understand the problems and potential solutions that will contribute to the
greatest possible extent to the improvement of the position of persons with disabilities.
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Official Gazette of the Federation BiH, No. 65/2006, 18/2008 and 56/2010.
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